Buzzc0ck's to play on the Warped Tour

[BlackWolf]

British punk-rock vets Buzz****s take a trip across the pond this summer for a lengthy round of US concerts, including a two-week stint on this year's Warped Tour.

The band launches its North American roadwork June 10 in Toronto, and will subsequently log shows in Boston, New York and Philadelphia before linking up with the Warped Tour caravan for stops in 13 cities. After that, they'll tackle another round of headlining dates from mid-July through the end of that month. Details are included below.

The group is backing its latest album, "Flat-Pack Philosophy," which surfaced in late March. The disc features the single "Wish I Never Loved You," audio and video versions of which are streaming at the official Buzz****s website.

Buzz****s--along with The Sex Pistols and The Clash--were one of the key acts to emerge from the influential British punk wave of 1976 and 1977. The band signed to a major label in late 1977, and released its first three albums in quick succession between 1978 and 1979. Those albums--"Another Music in a Different Kitchen," "Love Bites" and "A Different Kind of Tension"--proved influential to many acts that emerged during the college-rock wave of the '80s.

The band spilt while recording its fourth album, but reunited in 1989 for a US tour. In 1993, the group--which by now featured only songwriters and co-frontmen Pete Shelley and Steve Diggle from its original lineup--ended a 14-year recording drought by releasing "Trade Test Transmissions."

Currently, the group's lineup features Shelley and Diggle, along with longtime bassist Tony Barber and new drummer Danny Farant, whom the group announced last month had replaced Phil Barker.

Grrr, I can't type Buzz****s.